FAST Prep and Practice Part 1

What text structure does the author use in paragraph 2?

• chronology

• comparison

• cause/effect

What word or sentence helped you to figure out the text structure of paragraph 2?

Which heading is the best match for this diagram?

• Life Cycle of a Butterfly

• What They Eat

• Butterflies and Moths

What does the diagram help the reader to understand?

• when the stages take place

• how long each stage lasts

• what each stage looks like

• where the stages happen

Which sentence states the central idea of the paragraph?

Does the sentence "these sturdy horses are smart and sure-footed" support the central idea? Explain your answer.

Choose the detail that could be added to support the central idea of the passage.

• Quarter horses are usually a solid color

• Quarter horses seem to know which way a cow will move

• Quarter horses are not as fast as Thoroughbreds over long distances

What is the author's purpose for writing this passage? Start your sentence with "The author is trying to (inform, persuade, entertain) us about..."

Why did the author include paragraph 2?

• To convince us to buy cereal

• To inform the reader about how to know what ads are selling

• To explain how to make your own ads

Which sentence from the passage best supports the author's purpose?

• "Do you know about the latest games and toys?" (paragraph 1)

• "You should know how the ads work so you can be smart and think twice about advertising" (paragraph 1)

• "One way that ads work is to get you to think a certain way" (paragraph 2)

• "For example, a company might have a commercial for a cereal that is high in sugar." (paragraph 2)